Moving Out: Hermes took a new approach to choosing an outsourcer in a bid to cut down on time and find the right cultural fit. Philip Keeler explains...
Moving Out: Hermes took a new approach to choosing an outsourcer in a bid to cut down on time and find the right cultural fit. Philip Keeler explains...
As custodians become more selective about who they provide operational services for, Nick Fitzpatrick asks what they ideally want from their clients
A new era of mutual respect between fund managers and their outsourcers is dawning, but managers should expect their providers to be tougher on revenues and more selective about the clients they work with, finds Nick Fitzpatrick
The French supreme court has thrown out RBC Dexia's appeal against a ruling that ordered the restitution of assets to hedge funds following the Lehman Brothers collapse.
The largest securities investment trust in Taiwan, Fuh Hwa Securities Investment Trust, with around US$6bn in assets under management has appointed BNY Mellon Asset Servicing as global custodian by for its new mutual fund, Fuh Hwa Global Commodity Fund, launched in April this year.
They were thrust under the microscope following the Madoff scandal, and consequently custodians themselves are now exercising far greater scrutiny of potential clients, writes Angèle Spiteri Paris.
Nordic custodians are having to grapple with new regulation on a European level and changes within the Nordic landscape itself. Angele Spiteri Paris speaks to players in the market to gauge how they're coping.
The Nordic market has held up well in the crisis, but investment managers and asset servicers in the region have a few changes to contend with in terms of infrastructure and regulation. Angele Spiteri Paris talks to a panel of market players.
Madeleine Senior (Northern Trust): "As we are one of the top ten passive managers in the world, with over US$600bn under management, we have pedigree in this space and are a trusted partner."
Convergence between traditional and alternative investment management strategies means transfer agents have to consider how to combine the two onto a single platform. Nicholas Pratt looks at the challenges...
